Such was the secret of Christ' and for him the call of duty was obedience to the Father's will. Here: is the theology of Christ; the solution of all the problems of this life and of the next; the source of rest in the midst of turmoil and struggle. Rest in nature is order; and in cur lives it is agreement with the will of God. In His will is our peace," said Dante.
This -message of rest—rest from toil, worry and sin—comes to us once more to-day. The more we know of toil the greater will be the worth of this message to us. This rest is more real and lasting than the toil and worry which 50 often mar our Gays. It is rooted in God. And this is the message with which I would close this service, viz, that God is. God is, and he is near, I can give yo message that lies nearer to my own heart, tHat seems to-me more needed in our busy toiling. world than this: God is near. He is in this church where we have worshipped together; he will be with us along the road as we go home; and, when we get there, he will still be near. It is in the knowledge of this fact that the message of Jesus Christ comes to us as a voice from God himself: "Come unto me...and J will give you rest."
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.